Curved outward shower curtain liner

Abstract

A system and method for increasing the volume for showers bounded by shower curtains and/or shower curtain liners. This system uses a curved outward shower curtain liner device. This device generally comprises a foldable body, comprising a flexible, water impermeable, material configured with the body left sides and body right sides capable of reversibly folding and unfolding from a first shorter folded width to a second longer unfolded width. The shower curtain liner body further comprises a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid supports disposed from top to bottom. At least some of these supports are configured to be capable of assuming a curved state. In this curved state, portions of the support in between the support top and bottom assume a curvature with a displacement of at least six inches, thus causing the shower curtain liner to take a curved state, effectively increasing the volume of the shower.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A shower curtain liner device, said device comprising:
 a foldable body with a body top, body bottom, body left side, and body right side, said body comprising a flexible, water impermeable, material configured with body left sides and body right sides capable of reversibly folding and unfolding from a first shorter folded width to a second longer unfolded width; 
 said body further configured to receive at least one attachment mechanism configured to attach said body to a linear suspension mechanism so that said body left side and said body right side can reversibly fold and unfold while said body top is attached to said linear suspension mechanism; 
 said body further comprising a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid supports disposed between said top and said bottom, said supports having support tops and support bottoms; 
 at least some of said supports configured to be capable of assuming a curved state wherein portions of the support in between said support top and said support bottom assume a curvature with a displacement of at least six inches, thus causing said body to assume a displacement of at least six inches when said supports are in said curved state; 
 wherein said supports are configured to transition between said curved state and a linear state, thus causing said body to assume a lesser displacement when said supports are in a linear state. 
 
     
     
       2. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said body bottom comprises a plurality of reversible attachment devices configured to reversibly attach said body bottom to at least one type of shower tub, said attachment devices comprising any of weights, magnets or suction cups. 
     
     
       3. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said supports are attached to said body by any of adhesives or stitches, or wherein said supports are embedded in said body. 
     
     
       4. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said transition is triggered by any of electromechanical, mechanical, or chemical force. 
     
     
       5. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said body has a shower facing side and an opposite side, wherein said body further comprises at least one tablet computer fixture, said at least one tablet computer fixture comprises at least one pocket with a shower facing side attached to said opposite side, and wherein said shower facing side of said pocket comprises a transparent material comprising conducting particles configured to enable a tablet computer touchscreen to be both seen and operated from inside said shower. 
     
     
       6. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one attachment mechanism is disposed along said body top. 
     
     
       7. The device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one attachment mechanism is disposed parallel to said body top, but displaced from said body top, and wherein said supports are configured to extend above said linear suspension mechanism, thus supporting at least a portion of said body above a level of said at least one attachment mechanism. 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said curvature has a displacement of between six inches and twelve inches. 
     
     
       9. The device of  claim 1 , wherein said body is configured with at least one flexible electronic display screen configured to assume at least one optical appearance. 
     
     
       10. A method for increasing a volume of a shower, said method comprising:
 Using a shower curtain liner device to create an outer boundary to a shower; 
 Said shower curtain liner device, comprising: 
 a foldable body with a body top, body bottom, body left side, and body right side, said body comprising a flexible, water impermeable, material configured with body left sides and body right sides capable of reversibly folding and unfolding from a first shorter folded width to a second longer unfolded width; 
 said body further configured to receive at least one attachment mechanism configured to attach said body to a linear suspension mechanism so that said body left side and said body right side can reversibly fold and unfold while said body top is attached to said linear suspension mechanism; 
 said body further comprising a plurality of rigid or semi-rigid supports disposed between said top and said bottom, said supports having support tops and support bottoms; 
 at least some of said supports configured to be capable of assuming a curved state wherein portions of the support in between said support top and said support bottom assume a curvature with a displacement of at least six inches, thus causing said body to assume a displacement of at least six inches when said supports are in said curved state; 
 configuring said shower curtain in a second longer unfolded state; 
 if said supports are not in said curved state, causing said supports to assume said curved state so that said curvature is directed outward from an interior of said shower, thus increasing said volume of said shower; 
 wherein said supports are configured to transition between said curved state and a linear state, thus causing said body to assume a lesser displacement when said supports are in a linear state. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said body bottom comprises a plurality of reversible attachment devices configured to reversibly attach said body bottom to at least one type of shower tub, said attachment devices comprising any of weights, magnets or suction cups, further attaching said body bottom to at least one type of shower tub using any of said weights, magnets, or suction cups. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said supports are attached to said body by any of adhesives or stitches, or wherein said supports are embedded in said body. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said transition is triggered by any of electromechanical, mechanical, or chemical force, further using any of said electromechanical, mechanical, or chemical force to trigger said transition. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said body has a shower facing side and an opposite side, wherein said body further comprises at least one tablet computer fixture, said at least one tablet computer fixture comprises at least one pocket with a shower facing side attached to said opposite side, and wherein said shower facing side of said pocket comprises a transparent material comprising conducting particles configured to enable a tablet computer touchscreen to be both seen and operated from inside said shower;
 placing any of a tablet computer or a smartphone inside said pocket, and operating said touchscreen through said transparent material. 
 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said at least one attachment mechanism is disposed along said body top. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said at least one attachment mechanism is disposed parallel to said body top, but displaced from said body top, and wherein said supports are configured to extend above said linear suspension mechanism, thus supporting at least a portion of said body above a level of said at least one attachment mechanism. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said curvature has a displacement of between six inches and twelve inches. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 10 , wherein said body is configured with at least one flexible electronic display screen configured to assume at least one optical appearance.